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“I have the pleasure of writing this testimonial having lived for 2 years now in the renovation that Wanda designed for our charming little house on St Clarens Ave. The house whose images have now been shared on literally thousands of idea books on Houzz (one image of our bathroom is the record-holder with over 45,000 idea books!). That has been published in Designlines and Chatelaine. None of which is important, other than a point of pride for me and well deserved recognition for her. But the thing that makes me happiest is how this house makes me feel when I come in the door. When the renovation was done, my wife and I would just stare at it all in the evenings, thinking to ourselves, “is this really ours?”, looking at all the little details that made it come together. The reliefs between vertical surfaces meeting horizontals. The subtle shifts of volumes and materials. The play of industrial and commercial finishes with cozy and comfortable furniture. Our expansive, hotel-like bathroom with a luxurious steam shower. The light bouncing from front to back of house where there was once just walls. The subtle honouring of the bones of the house that has stood for over 100 years, now wrapped in a new, colourful shell. This house takes us in and says welcome home. Wanda was amazing at interpreting our requests; avoid drywall, lean towards durable kid friendly and interesting textures, give us built-in concealed storage to contain all five of us and our stuff for years to come. Kid-friendly, but not kid-like. Modern, but not cold. The kitchen was to be the machine of the house, a no-nonsense workspace where everything has a place and there’s a place for everything. She had an amazing knack for pouring over hundreds of choices of tiles, fixtures, appliances and finishes, presenting me with the best option for approval, and then blazing ahead. Budget-wise, hiring an architect was a leap of faith; in the beginning hiring her was not the least expensive option we could have taken. Having been through the process right now, I believe we actually saved money, particularly when I think of the amount of time it would have taken for either our GC or us to fill her shoes and being distracted from the things that we do best. And we certainly would not have been able to replace her skill as an architect; without her I can imagine the job would still not be finished. It was a tremendous relief to have the job in her hands. Once past the concept stage and into execution, Wanda crafted a coherent building plan, contractors began, and she shifted hats into job manager. Wanda is fun to watch and great to work with. She handled stressful issues and unforeseen circumstances with grace and humour that kept us all on our toes, knew how to handle and motivate our contractors, and ultimately led to a well planned, on-budget and just on-time project. And now that the dust has long settled and been swept away, and living continues, her true skill as a designer and architect shines through. This is a house that I’m so proud to call mine. Thank you, Wanda!”

“I hired Gabriele Guiducci of Geometra Design last year to design the interior of a 6,500 sq ft home in Toronto. The house was previously used as a rooming house and was a total gut project. Gabriele designed the interior of the house so efficiently and within a matter of 3 meetings we had final plans ready for submission to the City of Toronto for permit. Once Gabriele's "official work" was done and I had paid him his very reasonable price, he continued to pass by the house during all of the phases of construction and finishing, showing an honest and genuine interest in the project and giving freely of his time and advice. I highly recommend Gabriele to anyone embarking on a new building or remodelling project”

“We hired BiglarKinyan Design Partnership Inc. to design a renovation plan for our house. Designer Fardid and Ken took a great deal of time to listen to what want to accomplish and came back with an excellent plan. They communicated to us all the details of the project and were patient to answer our questions. Fardid and Ken are brilliant and trustworthy. It turned out that everything they chosed are beautiful. It’s always a pleasure to work with BiglarKinyan that leads a team of enthusiastic artisans.”